Galleries

"Oriental Windmill" by Jennifer Domal is part of SYMMETRY, a show juried by the Chester County Art Association. The exhibition runs through March 8 in The Gallery in the The Conference Center at Penn State Great Valley. The Gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Malvern Retreat House will hold an art show featuring painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry and glass. The show will run Jan. 30-Feb. 3. Hours: Wednesday to Saturday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.The free invitational art show and sale features original works by more than 100 professional artists. In addition to the show, there will be demonstrations: Wed., Jan. 30, 2 p.m. “Colorful and Contemporary, the Work of Lynnette Shelley” (Ambler). Mythology and folklore art influence. $20 fee with refreshments; Thurs., Jan. 31, 6p.m. “Sculpting with Light” with Harold Ross (Lancaster County). Photography technique using still life. $40 fee includes casual light supper; and Sat., Feb. 2, 10 a.m. “Decorating with Artwork” with Judi Larkin of Lark Interiors (Paoli). Solve the puzzle of placement and lighting. $15 includes breakfast treats. Registration is required for all demonstrations, call 484-321-2544 or email moneill@MalvernRetreat.com. A free wine and cheese reception will be held Feb. 1, 5-8 p.m. A portion of the sales will benefit Malvern Retreat House. No PA sales tax; 35 percent of all artwork sales are tax deductible. For information, call 484-321-2534. Malvern Retreat House is located at 315 S. Warren Ave., Malvern.

The aerial photography of Scott Wright, titled “Altered States,” will be on view at the Villanova University Art Gallery. The exhibit runs through Feb. 14. The Villanova University Art Gallery is open weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm. For weekend and extended hours, and other information, call the Art Gallery at 610-519-4612. Selected works for the Wright exhibit may be previewed on the gallery’s website at www.artgallery.villanova.edu.

The Steel City Coffee House in Phoenixville will hold an exhibit through Jan. 25 featuring the work of the Ursinus College Photography Club. The display will not be available for viewing during any regularly scheduled performance at Steel City; call Steel City or check website for details. Steel City Coffee House is located at 203 Bridge St., Phoenixville. For information, call 610-933-4043 or visit www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com.

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More than 60 works by F.O.C. Darley, whose talent in book and magazine illustrations made him the most popular illustrator of his day, will be on view at the Brandywine River Museum from Jan. 19 through March 10. Darley received praise for his “magic pencil,” immortalizing the fictional characters created by the most famous authors of his day, including Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper. He was also renowned for his drawings and prints related to the Revolutionary War, Civil War and the American frontier.The Brandywine River Museum, located on Rt. 1 in Chadds Ford, is open every day (except Christmas Day) from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Museum admission is free on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to noon through Nov. 24 (except during the Antiques Show on Memorial Day weekend). For information, call 610-388-2700 or visit the website at www.brandywinemuseum.org

The Chester County Art Association presents two new exhibitions running through Feb. 8. The solo show FAVI DUBO: Absolute Favi is a retrospective of paintings by this intriguing painter. For the last 10 years Favi has explored the possibilities of abstraction. Always evolving — and after some years painting more traditionally — he realized that deep in his “traditional” compositions was a very strong preoccupation with and passion for the architectural. CCAA’s BIG/little show has as its requirement that small works of art be 6” x 6” and that large pieces have at least one side measuring 40”. About 100 pieces of artwork are on view ranging from large-scale portraiture and landscape to miniatures by such well-known artists as Charles Jay and textile compositions by Barbara Bugliani. CCAA and Penn State Great Valley Present: SYMMETRY, a show juried by CCAA.In this show juried by the Chester County Art Association, Chester County artists explore and express their own interpretation of the universal principal of symmetry. The exhibition runs through March 8 in The Gallery in the The Conference Center at Penn State Great Valley. The Gallery is free and open to the public Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CCAA is located at 100 N. Bradford Ave., West Chester. Normal gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday, Closed Sundays and Mondays. Galleries are open to the public and admission is free. Call 610-696-5600. CCAA’s Exton Square Studio is located on the lower floor of the Exton Square Mall beside H&M and Boscov’s. Gallery Hours at Exton are Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For information, call 610-524-1925 or visit www.chestercountyarts.org.

The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art is holding several exhibitions: In Country: Soldiers’ Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan, a photography exhibition telling the stories of recent American veterans; Jan. 28 through April 7, Upper Gallery. An opening reception for the artist, Jennifer Karady, is set for Feb. 13 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., preceded by a talk by Karady at 4 p.m. Grass Roots – African Origins of an American Art, which was organized by the Museum of African Art in New York City, opens Jan. 28 and runs through March 16 in the Museum’s Main Gallery, with an opening reception Feb. 7 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and a lecture in the museum’s lecture hall at 7 p.m. by Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Patrick Hurley. The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College in Collegeville is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Museum is closed Mondays and college holidays.

The Station Gallery will present “Winter Group Show” featuring new work by Elizabeth Borne, Ed Bronstein, Kirk McBride and Terry Roberts. The show runs through Jan. 26. Oil paintings by Ed Bronstein & Kirk McBride; prismacolor pencil drawings by Elizabeth Borné; Terence Roberts photgraphy; and bronze sculpture by John Griffith will be featured from Feb. 1-23 with a Wine & Cheese Opening Reception Friday, February 1, 5 - 8 p.m. The Station Gallery is located at 3922 Kennett Pike, Greenville, Del. For information, call 302-654-8638 or visit www.stationgallery.net.

The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts announces the following exhibitions: The solo exhibition titled Thresholds by Michigan artist Benjamin Duke will be on view through March 17 in DCCA’s Beckler Family Members’ Gallery. Duke presents a collection of large-scale hallucinatory figurative paintings that explore the ideas of self-perception and identity in today’s world. The solo exhibition of artist Joseph Girandola titled Rise and Fall: Monumental Duct Tape Drawings is on view from through Feb. 10 in DCCA’s DuPont I Gallery. The exhibition features large-scale “drawings” using duct tape as the primary medium. The group exhibition, Freak Antique: Contemporary Art Curios, on view through Feb. 10 in DCCA’s DuPont II Gallery. The exhibition features the work of artists who”fuse” art and science, creating imagery that is curious and antique in nature. The solo exhibition titled Homeward Reflections by Philadelphia artist John Williams is on view through March 17 in DCCA’s Constance S. & Robert J. Hennessy Project Space. Williams’ installation examines Wilmington housing and comments on the U.S. housing crisis. By employing the use of telescopes and translucent porcelian objects as well as ink drawings, he directs the focus of the viewer on this subject.

Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts is located at 200 S. Madison St., Wilmington, Del. For information, call 302-656-6466 or visit thedcca.org.

Making Magic: Beauty in Word and Image is on view through March 31 in the Fred Beans Gallery of the James A. Michener Art Museum. Visitors to the exhibit will see the work of 17 of the region’s most distinguished photographers, including Emmet Gowin, John Weiss, Paula Chamlee, Michael A. Smith, and Andrea Baldeck. Poems about beauty by 16 regional poets will also be integrated into the exhibition; these poets include several former Poets Laureate of Bucks and Montgomery Counties, as well as faculty members at regional colleges and universities. Visitors will also be able to use their cell phone as an ongoing part of the experience of Making Magic: Beauty in Word and Image. They will be able to access poetry read by the poets featured in the show, and listen to selected readings by Curator Brian Peterson. Visitors will also have the opportunity to provide feedback on the exhibition along with responding to artworks and poems featured in the exhibition. The Mind’s Eye: 50 Years of Photography by Jerry Uelsmann will feature close to 100 photographs. The Mind’s Eye presents works drawn from the artist’s personal archive of vintage materials and, in addition to photographic prints, includes a selection of three-dimensional photographic sculptures, films, artist’s books, albums and work prints. The exhibit runs Jan. 19-April 28. The museum is located at 138 South Pine St., Doylestown. Museum hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 4:30 pm; Saturday 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday noon to 5 pm. Admission: Members and children under 6, free; adults $12.50; seniors $11.50; college students with valid ID $9.50; ages 6-18 $6; under 6 free. For more information, visit www.michenerartmuseum.org or call 215-340-9800.

Blue Streak Gallery will present “Paintings and Drawings,” by Gus V. Sermas and Robert P Waddington. Opening Reception is Feb 1, 5-8 p.m. The show will continue through Feb 26. The gallery is located at 1721 Delaware Ave., Wilmington. For information, call 302-429-0506. Hours are Tues- Fri 10- 5 Sat 10-4

Main Line Unitarian Church will feature “The Dumpster Divers of Philadelphia: Upcycling Trash to Treasure” exhibition in the Fireside Gallery through Feb. 10. The church is located at 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon. For information, call 484-341-8014 or visit www.mluc.org. Hours: Mon-Fri, 9 am-4:30 pm; Sun, 9 am-2 pm. Public is welcome.

ArtFusion 19464, formerly the Gallery School of Pottstown’s Gallery on High, will hold its holiday show.

The challenge of this show was to interpret the theme of “the secret life of trees” with 38 local artists responding with works from oils and watercolors to recycled sculpture and ceramics. The official opening reception for this show on Friday, Dec. 7 from 5-8pm. Refreshments will be served. Although this event is free, ArtFusion does ask that you RSVP to 610-326-2506. The Gallery on High is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The Gallery is closed Sunday and Monday.

Boutique Warehouse, 5001 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, will showcase the work of Downingtown artist Brian Hearns. Fusion and Movement runs through January. For more information, call 610-356-1566.